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A 13-year-old boy is now under arrest in connection with the stabbing death of Barnard College freshman Tessa Majors.

The NYPD reportedly picked up the teen Thursday afternoon in an apartment building on West 119th Street. They were holding him for criminal trespass when they say he began to discuss the girl's murder, and sources say he made statements implicating himself.

He was in possession of a knife, though police say it is unclear if that was the murder weapon. He is expected to be charged with murder, robbery, and weapons possession.

Police are still looking for up to two other young men.

"I am absolutely confident that any individuals involved in this terrible heinous attack will be brought to justice and will be brought to justice quickly," Mayor Bill de Blasio said.

Majors, of Charlottesville, Virginia, was wrapping up her first semester at the school when she cut through Morningside Park just before 8 p.m. Wednesday. As she approached the stairs to exit at West 116th Street, police say a group of teens tried to rob her and take her phone.

There was a struggle, and she was stabbed multiple times. She tried to get to help at a security booth but it was too late.

She was taken to St. Luke's Hospital, where she was pronounced dead.

"We are devastated by the senseless loss of our beautiful and talented Tess," her family said in a statement. "We are thankful for the incredible outpouring of love and support we have received from across the country. We would also like to express our appreciation for the efforts of the men and women of the NYPD, who continue to work diligently on this case."

The college, the wider Columbia University community, and New York City as a whole are in mourning, and memorials with flowers and candles now stand near where she was found and on the Barnard campus.

Students at Barnard College expressed their grief and wondered how it could have happened.

"It's very heartbreaking, that's it," one student said.. "Like genuinely, my thoughts and prayers go out to her family."

Reward posters have gone up around campus, and NYPD dive teams spent much of Thursday searching Morningside Pond for evidence.

"It's really shaken up the community," student Katie Long said.

Other students were calling more security.

"There should be 24/7 security guards," student Marwa Khairy said. "Personally, when I go through the park, I almost never see a security guard."

Investigators were still combing the park for evidence on Friday.

A police helicopter was overhead as dive teams searched Morningside Pond to see if the suspects discarded anything there.

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